At some point during the sunny and innocent days of childhood, we all realize we are sexual beings with all sorts of strange things going on down there. And over there. And, yeah, even there. Maybe it happened during MTV's The Grind Spring Break. Maybe it was Britney's tied up school uniform in "Baby One More Time." Remember that moment? We sure do. These are the pop culture moments responsible for making us feel oh so weird, but oh so right. Get ready.

1. "Take My Breath Away" from "Top Gun"

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"Are all adults' bedrooms naturally purplish-blue? What's making those curtains billow? Is all sex super slow motion? Top Gun came out two years before I was born, and I was probably 6 or 7 the first time I saw it. We used to own it on VHS. I remember my brother wrote 'Maverick' on his bike helmet. But this scene, and the volleyball scene right before it, always stuck out to me. And what about when Tom Cruise showed up late for dinner on his crotch rocket all sweaty and gross at Kelly McGillis' rad beach house and announced he was going to take a shower? What a dick. He didn't even ask. But yeah. That purple-blue light. That billowing fabric. Those synths. I don't know what I felt. I wanted the scene to end and yet immediately wanted to watch it again." — John Hendrickson, Senior Editor, Esquire

2. "Golden Eye" Fight Scene

"My sexual awakening was a result of that scene in GoldenEye when Xenia Onatopp seduces James, then they start fighting, and eventually she attempts to crush Bond between her thighs. There's a lot of violent foreplay in there, now that I'm re-watching the clip. I was 9, maybe 10.

It made me realize I was attracted to females just as much as males. In retrospect, I definitely didn't really realize how messed up the scene actually is—she's literally trying to kill him—but at the time, it seemed hot and it gave me feelings. I wanted to be both Xenia and James Bond, which was super confusing as a kid but makes wayyyy too much sense now (i.e. All this stuff). No wonder I always wanted to play as her character in N64 GoldenEye 007." — Sam Escobar, Beauty Editor, Good Housekeeping

3. Roller Coaster Scene in "Fear"

"The roller coaster scene in Fear. I was 16. Ironically, it wasn't about how hot Mark Wahlberg was (and he was), or about the fact that they were doing something they shouldn't be (and they were), it was more about that she was actually enjoying it. Up until that point, my friends and I had just assumed that all the sexual stuff that we fixated on at that age would just happen to us, in more of a get-it-over-with kind of way. It hadn't occurred to me that you should actually be getting pleasure from it. It made me feel like getting finger banged on a roller coaster (just kidding, mom and dad)." — Renata Sellitti, Senior Editor, Esquire

4. Rum Tum Tugger

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"My mom took me to see Cats when I was about 12 years old, and that's when it happened. You might wonder, why was your sexual awakening so late? Well, I was the kind of 12-year-old who was obsessed with the original cast recording of Cats (the complete, two-cassette version, because fuck a highlights album). Anyway, I was sitting in the third row of the orchestra, and the opening number, in which grown-ass adults pounce and writhe around on stage, singing their hearts out about what kinds of cats they are, was, well, mind blowing. Great theater, yes, but I was also sitting directly below a bunch of adults in very tight cat suits (literally) that only forced my eyes toward all of their very prominent crotches. It was unsettling and magical—the kind of wonders that Mr. Mistoffelees himself could not conjure. By the time Rum Tum Tugger arrived and practically dry-jumped everyone on stage, I felt that I had, at that moment, seen more of the world than any pre-teen ever should." — Tyler Coates, Culture Editor, Esquire

5. "2 Become 1"

"I remember I used to put aside time just to lie on the couch and think about my second grade crush, Jake. (To think that before iPhones, 'thinking' could be a whole fun activity for kids!) I'd let my Discman spin the Spice Girls' '2 Become 1' and wonder how grown-ups like Ginger and Scary spent time with their crushes. I'm pretty sure my fantasies were on more of a Baby Spice kinda level, but you gotta start somewhere." — Julia Black, Assistant Editor, Esquire

6. Kimberly and Jason on "Power Rangers"

"Probably the moment I realized Kimberly, The Pink Ranger™, on Power Rangers might have something romantic going on with Jason. I was around 5 or 6. I was just really into Kimberly tbh. It made me feel, 'I could be your Jason.'" — Ben Boskovich, Social Media Editor, Esquire

7. Prince's Pants at the '91 VMAs

"I was 5. It wasn't the outfit itself—an outrageous bit of provocation from a man who was the master of it—but my parents' reaction to seeing it. The family was gathered around the television when Prince took the stage. As soon as he turned around to bare his bum, my mother's jaw hit the floor so hard it ricocheted up to the ceiling, and my father lept out of his chair faster than I'd ever seen him move—before or since—to change the channel. I thought to myself, Huh! I felt curious more than anything. I'm attracted to the better, less hairy sex, and I always have been. This wasn't about arousal. It was about awareness that someone could elicit such a strong reaction by showcasing his body. I'm still building up the courage to buy a pair of ass-less chaps." — Eric Sullivan, Features Editor, Esquire

8. "The Little Mermaid"

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"I was 5 years old... I might have even been 4... but the first female character I remember thinking was pretty was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I had a Little Mermaid coloring book and I took a Crayola flesh colored marker and colored in her seashell bra with it so it was like she was naked. I felt nothing but shame and regret immediately afterwards and hid it from my parents. That shame and regret has been informing my attitude towards my sexual proclivities ever since. The worst part is, it didn't even look like she was actually naked and the whole thing wasn't worth it."— Frank Kobola, Sex Editor, Cosmopolitan

9. Michael Young of "Kids Are People Too"

"There was a Saturday morning children's TV show that ran through the late '70s and early '80s called Kids Are People Too. It was hosted by Michael Young, a boy-next-door handsome guy with a heavy brow and a fondness for a plaid work shirt. He would interview all of my favorite actors and musicians (Mark Hamill! KISS!), but the thing I remember most vividly about the entire show is his chest hair. It was front and center, in a perfect semi-circle right at the collarbone. I wanted to touch it. I can't have been more than 9. I remember a part of myself waking up when he would walk out onto that stage. I remember thinking: This is a man we are dealing with here. I took notice. I wanted to get involved with that chest hair. I wanted to manipulate it, move it around. You know, just get in there." — Dave Holmes, Editor at Large, Esquire

10. "Titanic"

"I was 7 years old and Jack drew Rose like one of his French girls just before his inevitable doom on the Titanic. I'm pretty sure that was the first time I had seen a naked female human in a movie without my eyes being covered by an adult, which makes sense because the scene is more artistic/romantic than dirty. Initially, it made me feel that sitting through an hour of boring people on a boring old boat had paid off. But, with the whole two VHS thing, the home video experience became frustrating when I had to fast forward one tape to the good drawing part, then switch to the second VHS for the fun boat-sinking part." — Matt Miller, News/Culture Writer, Esquire

11. Buffy and Spike

"I was 11 when I saw the scene in the 6th season of Buffy where Buffy and Spike have sex for the first time. As they're passionately fucking, they're also beating each other up and destroying a house. (Metaphors!) I was so turned on. There had been seasons of sexual tension brewing between Buffy and Spike. Buffy fucking Angel was hot, sure, but Buffy and Spike is HATE sex, and their simultaneous contempt and desire for each other is what got me going! (Don't ask me about my love life.) I was, however, watching this episode with my dad. I remember wishing I wasn't with my dad because his presence mixed with these desires made me feel gross as hell." — Eve Peyser, Tech Writer, Cosmopolitan

12. Kelly Bundy and Madonna

"I suppose, as with many pubescent boys, there were a lot of sexual awakenings going on back then. Either way, the Mt. Rushmore for my nascent boy boner includes two women: Madonna, obviously, for someone my age, or any age really, and Christina Applegate's Kelly Bundy.

I'm not sure how old I was. Madonna's 'Open Your Heart' came out in 1986, which would've made me 9, which seems a little early, but man did that one have an effect on me. I do specifically remember, uh, sexually awakening more than a few times to 'Vogue' as well, which would've been when I was 13. Married With Children in the late '80s seems like a pretty likely culprit.

Why, specially? Because of Madonna in a sheer blouse and Kelly Bundy in mom jean Daisy Dukes. Sort of self explanatory.

It made me feel like I wanted to take my pants off. Both women were utterly baffling to me, and with Bundy I probably wasn't aware exactly what sex was, but I knew she was up to something, and that she had a lot of boyfriends. I wanted to be one of them very much. Still do." — Luke O'Neil, Writer at Large, Esquire

13. Professor Snape

"When Alan Rickman as Snape told us to turn to page 394. I was 9. Harry was a boy, but Snape was a man. Also, dat voice. It made me think, 'I would like detention.'" — Evelyn Wang, Digital Intern, Esquire

14. Strip Club Scene in "Kickboxer"

"For me, it was the strip club scene from the first Kickboxer movie. I was in first or second grade, so 7 or 8 years old. Entirely too young to be watching an R-rated action movie. But my babysitter—Bart, a 6'3" redheaded dude—really liked dumb action movies, so there we were. He let me watch all the fighting and violence but when Van Damme and that other guy who was teaching him about kickboxing entered a strip club, he halfheartedly covered my eyes. Not enough that I couldn't see the dancers with pasties and g-strings on screen, though. It was the first time I'd seen that much skin in that kind of context and I remember thinking, 'Wow! Boobs are awesome. So this is what all the fuss is about.' I also remember thinking that Bart was the coolest guy in the world." — Jonathan Evans, Senior Style Editor, Esquire

15. Brian from the Backstreet Boys

"Millennium by the Backstreet Boys was the first album I ever bought, and Brian was the first truly decent man I ever lusted after. And by lusted, I mean thought about what it would be like to kiss his beautiful face—I was 6. I would lock my cousin out of the room we shared to listen to the CD, because it made me feel embarrassed and secretive and gushy. I wanted it that way, too, Brian." — Sarah Rense, Assistant Editor, Esquire

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